04-29-2019

Baccalaureate Mass, May 4

April 26, 2019

The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, May 4, at 5 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Graduates and faculty will assemble at 4 p.m. in the north corridors of the Chiles Center. The academic procession will begin promptly at 4:30 p.m. Academic regalia will be worn. According to campus ministry, this will be the only Mass celebrated on campus during commencement weekend; there are no Masses in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Sunday, May 5.

For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu.

Faculty & Staff Finals Week Fitness Classes

April 26, 2019

Faculty and staff fitness classes will be available during finals week, according to Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services:

Monday, April 29: Yoga with Karen, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30
Tuesday, April 30: Sweaty 20 with Julee, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30
Wednesday, May 1: Zumba with Brady, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30
Thursday, May 2: Yoga with Kaitlin, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30
Friday, May 3: Rowing with Ryan, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30

Classes will continue into May on the following schedule:

Mondays: Yoga with Karen, 12:05 p.m., Studio 3o
Wednesdays: Sweaty 20 with Julee, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30
Fridays: Zumba with Brady, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30

The schedule will expand following Memorial Day. For more information contact Bourne at bourne@up.edu.

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 121st annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 7-10 in Palm Springs, CA. Verena Hutter served as presiding officer and chair of both sessions on Austrian Studies. Maria Echenique presented “La Bolivia de Giorgina Levi.” Matthew Warshawsky presented “Una diáspora sefardita dentro de Sefarad: el exilio y la añoranza en la poesia de Moseh ibn Ezra.” He was also elected to serve a three-year term as a member-at-large of the PAMLA Executive Committee.

Andrew Eshelman, Philosophy, published “Religious Realism and Useful Fictions.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. October, 2024.

Paige Hall, Chemistry, was awarded an M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Prize for her Analytical-Inorganic-Physical-Computational Chemistry Poster. November, 2024.

Andrew Guest, Psychological Sciences and UP Core, presented “Teaching To Spark Intellectual Curiosity: Realities and Possibilities for a Sample of College Athletes.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 1, 2024. The presentation was based on collaborative research with Stephanie Salomone, Mathematics and Engineering, and Shaz Vijlee, Engineering.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, published “30-Minute Practice Routines for Classical and Jazz Saxophone.” DANSR/Vandoren Educational Resources for Musicians (online). November 22, 2024.

The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, with Dr. David De Lyser, Performing and Fine Arts, serving as Artistic Director/Conductor, will perform on All Classical Portland 89.9 KQAC on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 3 p.m. This will be the inaugural performance of the Roger O. Doyle Choral Series as part of All Classical’s Thursdays @ Three radio program. Dr. Roger O. Doyle was a UP Professor Emeritus (Performing and Fine Arts, retired 2010, passed away 2012) who conducted both the University of Portland Singers and the Choral Arts Ensemble for over 30 years.

David Fuentes, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Leveraging Collective Expertise, Wisdom, and Guidance through Mastermind Teams.” Co-authors: Hughes JA, White A, Kuo G, Parmar J. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. January, 2024.

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